THE IMPACT OF CHILDREN ON WOMEN MANAGERS CAREER BEHAVIOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT

Having children has been assumed to reduce womens' organizational comm itment and involvement in their work and increase their likelihood of turnover. This assumption tons examined by comparing 169 women MBAs wh o had children with 191 who did not on the basis of their responses to a survey. After controlling for differences in age, experience and wo rk status, results showed no differences in met expectations, turnover intentions, commitment, satisfaction, job characteristics, or percept ions of progress. However, women with children scored lower on job inv olvement and reported fewer work hours. While parenting demands may af fect these variables, they may not necessarily affect work-related att itudes, professional attainment, attachment to the job, or commitment to tire organization. (C) 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.